Spalding's Official Base Ball Guide, 1908
by Chadwick, Henry [Editor]
New York: American Sports Publishing Co., March 1908, 1908 First edition. Publisher's pale green pictorial wrappers, with yellow border, batter in white and red uniform to front wrapper, lettered in blue and red. Very good, with heavy chipping to spine ends (Some loss to "Spalding's" on spine), light staining to front wrapper, and a small closed tear to top edge of rear wrapper. Overall, a bright copy, with clean pages. This guide looks back on the 1907... Read More
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Beadle’s Dime Base-Ball Player
by Chadwick, Henry [Editor]
New York: Beadle and Adams, 1873 First edition. Publisher's orange wrappers printed in black with batting illustration to front wrapper, Peck & Snyder advertisement to rear wrapper, hand-colored ads to interior. Very good or better book with light wear to spine, bookseller's stamp to last page. Overall, an excellent copy. Scarcely found in original wrappers and in collectible condition. Beadle's Dime Base-Ball Player is recognized as the earliest published baseball guide. Published annually between 1860 and 1881, the guide provided... Read More
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The Base-Ball Guide for 1874
by Chadwick, Henry [Editor]
New York: Robert M. De Witt, 1874 First edition. Publisher’s yellow wrappers printed in black with illustration of mustached pitcher to front wrapper, Peck & Snyder advertisement to rear wrapper. Good copy with triangular chip to top right corner of front wrapper (loss of “Price 10 Cents” statement), some shallow chipping to bottom edge of front wrapper, a few small closed tears to wrappers, light wear to spine, partially erased “$3.00” in pencil to front and rear wrappers, and some... Read More
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Playback
by Chandler, Raymond
London: Hamish Hamilton, 1958 Uncorrected Proof copy. Publisher's light greenish yellow paper wrappers, with the publisher's printed brown label to the front wrapper, extending over spine onto rear board. About very good with significant foxing to wrappers, text block edges, and publisher's wraparound band, wear to spine ends with rear hinge slightly starting, interior very clean. Overall, a nice copy of this rare and fragile proof copy. Bruccoli A11.1.a Playback is the eighth and final complete detective novel in... Read More
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![[Reward of merit engraving, featuring a game of wicket ball in Connecticut, c. 1821]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/701/766/1744766701.0.l.jpg)
[Reward of merit engraving, featuring a game of wicket ball in Connecticut, c. 1821]
by [Cheney, John]
[Connecticut]: [c. 1821] 6 3/8" x 4" engraving tipped onto a rectangular sheet measuring 10 ¾" x 6 7/8". Black and white engraving depicting a group of boys playing wicket ball on a town green, with reward of merit caption, names of the recipient and her teacher penned in brown ink, tipped onto a tan rectangular sheet of paper. Very good or better, with light spotting and some small chips to edges, a vertical crease to upper center, and some... Read More
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The ABC Murders
by Christie, Agatha
London: The Crime Club, 1936 First edition, first printing. Publisher's orange cloth, with spine lettered in black; lacking the scarce original dust jacket. About near fine, with some toning and a touch of soiling to spine, offsetting to endpapers, and light occasional spotting to pages. Overall, a pleasing, sturdy copy of this hard-to-find 1930s Christie title. In The ABC Murders, an alliterative murderer is on the loose, killing Alice Ascher, Betty Barnard, and Sir Carmichael Clarke, in that... Read More
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X-Men #101
by Claremont, Chris [writer]; Cockrum, Dave [illustrator]; Chiaramonte, Frank [illustrator]
[New York]: Marvel Comics, 1976 Penciled by Dave Cockrum. Inks by Frank Chiaramonte. First edition, first printing. Publisher's pictorial wrappers, with a colorful illustration by Dave Cockrum of the Phoenix Force emerging from the water, with Cyclops, Storm, and Nightcrawler also pictured to front panel, lettered in yellow, red, and white, and Spalding advertisement to rear wrapper. Encased in a CGC slab, with a grade of 9.0 and the only condition note being "White pages." Fine, with bright and clean... Read More
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Kerouac's Last Word: Jack Kerouac in Escapade. With a Supplement of Three Articles by Jack Kerouac
by Clark, Tom; [Kerouac, Jack]
Sudbury, Massachusetts: Water Row Press, 1986 One of 500 numbered copies, this being number 83. Publisher's pale green wrappers, lettered in red and gray. Near fine, with just some toning to wrapper edges. Overall, a crisp, clean copy. In Kerouac's Last Word, poet and editor Tom Clark (1941 - 2018) surveys Kerouac's 1959-1961 column in Escapade magazine, which focused on "real things and real people." Included are three characteristic contributions by Kerouac: "The Beginning of Bop," "The Last... Read More
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Souvenir Program for Spring Exhibition Game between Cleveland "Indians" and Oklahoma City "Indians," 1949
by Cleveland Indians [Paige, Satchel; Wynn, Early; Boudreau, Lou; Feller, Bob]
[April 1949] First edition. With 11 signatures in pencil to front wrapper, including Satchel Paige (HOF), Lou Boudreau (HOF), Early Wynn (HOF), Bob Feller (HOF), and Steve Gomek. Publisher's white wrappers, printed in red, with portraits of managers Lou Boudreau and Joe Vosmik to front wrapper. Very good, with light toning to wrappers, scorecard neatly filled out in pencil, a couple of tiny nicks to left edge of rear wrapper, and some glue and brown paper residue to rear wrapper.... Read More
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My Life
by Clinton, Bill
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2004 First edition, first state, with "failure" for "failures" typo in last sentence of Acknowledgements section. Signed by Clinton on title page. Publisher's blue cloth, with Clinton's name blindstamped on front board, and spine lettered in gilt; in its original dust jacket, designed by Carol Devine Carson, with portrait photo of Clinton to front panel, lettered in gilt. Fine book; fine unclipped dust jacket, with just a tiny hint of creasing to spine ends. With... Read More
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Autograph Letter Signed
by Cobb, Ty
Cornelia, Georgia: November, 1957 3pp on Ty Cobb's Royston, Georgia letterhead to Roberta Brown, wife of Stewart Brown, Jr. Written by Cobb in green ink, with original envelope addressed in Cobb's hand: "Mrs. Stewart Brown Jr./ Royston, / Ga." Roberta Brown's husband, Dr. Stewart Brown Jr., was Cobb's childhood friend and well respected physician and surgeon from their hometown of Royston, Georgia. Stewart led the Ty Cobb Memorial Hospital as the hospital's first superintendent, which was founded from... Read More
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Signed Index Card
by Cobb, Ty
1955 Signed and inscribed by Ty Cobb: "Ty Cobb 9/14/55". Very good, with light soiling to the autographed side of the card, and brown tape residue to edges of the rear side. Encased in a PSA DNA certified slab. Overall, a great autograph. A somewhat controversial figure due to his ruthless win-at-all-costs mentality, Ty Cobb (1886 - 1961) is undoubtedly one of the very best MLB players of all time. Over his 24 years in the major leagues, he... Read More
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Busting 'Em
by Cobb, Ty
New York: Edward K. Clode, 1914 Introduction by John N. Wheeler. First edition, first printing. Original publisher's mustard cloth, spine and front board lettered in dark brown. Good or better with some soiling to cloth, light toning to spine, spine lightly frayed along rear edge, hint of soiling to a few pages, and previous owner’s signature to front free endpaper. Overall, a solid copy of a notoriously scarce and fragile book. Busting... Read More
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Discours de Réception de M. Jean Cocteau a L'Académie Française et Réponse de M. André Maurois
by Cocteau, Jean and Maurois, André
Paris: Gallimard, 1955, 1955 First edition, review copy, with "S P" (Service de Presse) punched into rear wrapper. Signed and inscribed by Cocteau in the year of publication (1955) on half-title page. Additionally signed by Maurois. Publisher's white wrappers, printed in black and red. Near fine, with light toning to spine and edges of wrappers. With a yellow Gallimard promotional slip for the book laid in. Overall, a tight and clean copy. This volume contains speeches by Cocteau... Read More
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L'Aigle a Deux Tetes
by Cocteau, Jean
[Paris]: Gallimard, 1946 First edition, review copy, with "S. P." (Service de Presse) printed in black to rear wrapper. Signed and inscribed by Cocteau on half-title page. Publisher's white wrappers, printed in black and red. Good or better, with a small closed tear to foot of spine, wrapper partially unglued at spine but holding, first few pages of book a bit loose, signs of a page excised after title page (likely a cancel leaf), and unopened pages. In its original... Read More
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Clair-Obscur
by Cocteau, Jean
Monaco: Éditions du Rocher, 1954 First edition, first printing. Signed and inscribed by Cocteau on the half-title page: "à giacomo Antonini / cet hommage amical de Jean Cocteau / 1954." Publisher's white wrappers, printed in red and black. Very good, with light toning to spine, wrapper edges, and page margins, light wear and dampstaining to spine, a couple of small closed tears to bottom edge of front wrapper, unopened pages, and minor repair to gutters of wrappers. Overall, a very... Read More
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Jim Palmer: Great Comeback Competitor
by Cohen, Joel H
New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1978 First edition. Signed by Jim Palmer on front free endpaper. Publisher's boards with wraparound sports collage, white label with titles in black to front board and spine; original dust jacket with photograph of Palmer to front panel; right edge-facing titles in orange to front panel. Near fine book with light toning to spine and some spotting to top edge of textblock; fine dust jacket with a touch of wear to corners. Overall, an... Read More
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The Inheritors: An Extravagant Story
by Conrad, Joseph; Hueffer (Ford), Ford Madox
London: William Heinemann, 1901 First English edition, first issue with no dedication leaf, in first binding with untrimmed top edge, publisher's advertisement at rear, and "W. H." windmill to spine. One of 1520 copies, only 1000 of which were in the first binding. Publisher's yellow cloth, front board and spine lettered and illustrated in black, publisher's monogram to rear board. Very good, with some toning to spine, light wear to spine ends with a couple of small closed tears to... Read More
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The Nature of a Crime
by Conrad, Joseph; Hueffer (Ford), Ford Madox
London: Duckworth & Co., 1924 First edition, first printing. Publisher's red boards, spine lettered in gilt; in its original brown dust jacket, front board margins decorated in red, lettered in black, with a diamond-shaped cut-out to spine. Near fine book, with some toning to diamond-shaped area on spine, top corners lightly bumped, light bump to fore-edges of boards, and tipped-in bookseller price to rear endpaper; very good unclipped dust jacket, with light toning and rubbing to spine, flap folds lightly... Read More
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Under Western Eyes
by Conrad, Joseph
New York: Harper & Brothers Publishers, 1911 First American edition, first printing. Publisher's blue cloth, front board and spine stamped in gilt; original orange dust jacket, printed in black, with "How to open a book" notice to front flap and advertisement for The Ne'er-Do-Well by Rex Beach to rear flap. Near fine book, with a hint of rubbing to spine ends, a touch of soiling to bottom of front board, a few small spots of soiling to front endpapers, contemporary... Read More
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An Outcast of the Islands
by Conrad, Joseph and Hueffer, Ford Madox
London: T. Fisher Unwin, 1896 First edition, first printing, with "this" for "their" on p. 26, line 31; "Absolution" for "ablution" p. 110, line 12; "9" missing on p. 129; and "hate" for "fate" on p. 356, line 26. One of 3000 copies. Publisher's green cloth, spine stamped in gilt, top edge gilt, fore edges and bottom edges of pages untrimmed. Near fine book, with very light toning to spine, mild wear to spine ends and corners of boards, a... Read More
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The Rescue: A Romance of the Shallows
by Conrad, Joseph
London: J. M. Dent & Sons, 1920 First English edition, second issue (of the first issue, only 40 copies were printed and distributed privately; the text also differs slightly between these two issues and the American edition.) Publisher's green cloth, spine lettered in gilt, with Aldine House device blind-stamped to front board; in its original pictorial dust jacket with wraparound boating illustration, lettered in brown. Very good, with a touch of toning to head of spine, mild soiling to bottom... Read More
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Suspense
by Conrad, Joseph
London: J. M. Dent & Sons Ltd, 1925 Introduction by Richard Curle. First English edition, first printing. Publisher's maroon cloth, titles in gilt to spine, blindstamped publisher's device to front board, and frontispiece by Muirhead Bone; in its original wraparound pictorial dust jacket lettered in blue and red, designed by Thomas Derrick. About fine book, with light offsetting to endpapers and a touch of dimming to spine gilt; very good unclipped dust jacket, with light toning and some very small... Read More
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A Personal Record
by Conrad, Joseph
New York: Harper & Brothers Publishers, 1912 First American edition, first printing. Publisher's navy cloth, front board and spine stamped in gilt. Very good, with light toning to spine, mild dimming to spine gilt, boards slightly bowed, minor wear to spine ends and board corners, a touch of soiling to rear board, bookseller's book listing affixed to front pastedown, small pencil mark to p. 7, and text slightly damaged on pp. 52-53. Overall, a pleasing and tight copy. Housed in... Read More
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Almayer's Folly. A Story of an Eastern River
by Conrad, Joseph
London: Fisher Unwin, 1895 First edition, first issue. Publisher's dark green cloth, spine lettered in gilt. A very good or better copy, spine lightly toned, upper spine worn with some fraying, bookplate of John C. Eckel to front pastedown. Overall, an attractive copy. Wise 1. Joseph Conrad's first novel Almayer's Folly, published in 1895, incorporated his experiences serving as a merchant marine for the French and British governments near the height of the British Empire. The book centers upon... Read More
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